Consultant in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Landspítali The National University Hospital of Iceland invites applications for the position of Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

Landspitali is the leading hospital in Iceland and the largest workplace for employees in healthcare. Landspítali is located in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland, and provides specialist healthcare services in inpatient, outpatient, and emergency departments.

The Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry provides specialized, family oriented mental health services for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. The department works through multidisciplinary teams and in close collaboration with other institutions.

We are seeking a motivated, positive, and dedicated specialist to provide high quality assessment, treatment, and follow up for our patients.
 
MAIN TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Participate in multidisciplinary team work
• Contribute to quality improvement and service development initiatives
• Participate in teaching and research activities in consultation with the Head of Department
• Take part in on call duties for consultants

 
QUALIFICATIONS

• Education that meets the requirements as defined in the regulation on the education, rights, and obligations of registered doctors and criteria for granting of licenses and specialist licenses. The regulation is issued by the Healthcare Practitioners Act.
• An Icelandic Medical License to practice as a specialist in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
• Knowledge and experience with trauma related, social, and psychiatric difficulties in children and adolescents
• Experience with complex neurodevelopmental disorders combined with psychiatric challenges
• Strong interpersonal skills, flexibility, and a collaborative approach
• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills and proficiency in Icelandic or willingness to learn it
• Clean criminal record

 
FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE POSITION AND APPLICATION:
Applicants will be interviewed and decision to hire will be based on the information and documents provided by the applicants. Landspitali equal opportunities policy is taken into account when hiring at the hospital. All applications will be responded to.

Full-time employment (100%) means working only for Landspitali and this is paid for extra according to the current collective agreement between the Icelandic Medical Association and the Icelandic State (from November 2024).

The position is available upon agreement. The application deadline is April 20th, 2026.

The application form must include information about:

• Previous jobs, education, medical licenses, and qualifications.
• Certified copies of diplomas and professional and specialist licenses.
• A CV, specifying experience in teaching, scientific work, quality work, and management experience. A summary of published peer-reviewed papers in which the applicant is one of the authors.
• A cover letter with justification for the applicant's qualifications and vision for the job.

Supporting documents must be in PDF format.

Applicants must present a recent criminal record certificate before employment can take place, in accordance with the main principles of the Child Protection Act, as outlined in Article 36, paragraph 2 of Act No. 80/2002.

For further information contact: 
Björn Hjálmarsson, Head of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Email: bjornhj@landspitali.is

Regarding residence and work permit, please look at our website.
To apply for the position, please click the dark blue Sækja um starf button on this page. After this you will be able to change the website interface to English, and sign into the Icelandic State Recruitment system.

Landspitali is a vibrant and diverse workplace where approximately 7,000 people work in multidisciplinary teams and in collaboration with different professions. The vision of Landspitali is to provide excellent healthcare services based on science, professionalism and care.